Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for February 22, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Khabushan (NW Kuchan), Iran. It killed 2,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of February 22, 1969 was ranked category 5, Extreme, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from February 22, 1969 to February 28, 1969.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Cotopaxi,tungurahua, Latacunga, Ecuador. It killed 1,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Zarand, Kerman Province, Iran. It killed 612 people, injured 1,411, destroyed 8,000 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Tornadoes
The first tornado in a major tornado outbreak set down along Route 92 about 5 miles southwest of Daytona Beach.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Orange, Osceola counties, Florida and tracked 28 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 25 and injuring 150.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.4 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 10, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from February 22, 2016 to February 24, 2016.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of February 22, 2007 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from February 22, 2007 to February 27, 2007.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Seminole, Volusia counties, Florida and tracked 16 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 13 and injuring 36.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of February 22, 2026 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from February 22, 2026 to February 24, 2026.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Lake, Orange counties, Florida and tracked 18 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 70.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Cumberland, Sampson, Greene counties, North Carolina and tracked 85.7 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 60.
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Australia experiences approximately 30 to 80 tornadoes annually, as estimated by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). The earliest recorded signs of tornado activity date back to 1785, during the country's early settlement period.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Fulton County, Georgia and tracked 11.2 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Fairburn/Union City, GA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cumberland, Sampson, Greene counties, North Carolina and tracked 85.7 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 60.
An F3 tornado touched down in Franklin County, Ohio and tracked 6.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pulaski County, Arkansas and tracked 14.4 miles, 80 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 22.
An F2 tornado touched down in Jackson County, Oklahoma and tracked 5.2 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lafayette, Union, Tippah counties, Mississippi and tracked 26.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F2 tornado touched down in Kiowa County, Oklahoma and tracked 4.5 miles, 77 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2.
On this date in 1975, severe thunderstorms produced extensive wind and hail damage across southwest Oklahoma and western north Texas, with six tornadoes also reported. Hail drifts up to three feet deep were reported in Duncan. Burkburnett, Texas, had hail as large as golf balls, while Wichita Falls reported wind gusts of 75 mph.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
The tornado touched down near St. Marks in extreme western Meriwether County and moved east southeast toward Georgia Highway 85 before dissipating. The damage path was not continuous.
Thunderstorm winds uprooted trees.
The first tornado in a major tornado outbreak set down along Route 92 about 5 miles southwest of Daytona Beach.
An F3 tornado touched down in Orange, Osceola counties, Florida and tracked 28 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 25 and injuring 150.
An F3 tornado touched down in Seminole, Volusia counties, Florida and tracked 16 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 13 and injuring 36.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lake, Orange counties, Florida and tracked 18 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 70.
An F2 tornado touched down in Volusia County, Florida and tracked 8 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3.
A waterspout/tornado came on shore just north of U.S. Highway 192 in Indialantic. The tornado moved northeast at 30 mph blowing the roof off of one house and damaging 10 others. Numerous trees were blown down. A lot of carports, awnings, and pool enclosures were damaged.
52 homes in Landview Subdivision sustained wind damage to shingles, fences, awnings, storage sheds, and porches. Some trees and power lines down. Several public sightings of a funnel cloud.
Numerous roofs and vehicles were damaged by hail to the size of golf balls (1.75 inches).
A brief tornado occurred at the Flying L Ranch, but no damaged was reported.
An F1 tornado touched down in Breathitt County, Kentucky and tracked 0.5 miles, 75 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 7.
A large swath of downburst winds, nearly 450 yards wide, swept through the damaged area. Embedded in these winds was an F1 tornado, with winds between 100 and 112 mile per hour.
Sheriff reported treesdown.
One mobile home flipped over with a minor injury. EMA reports twisted tops of pine trees in nearby woods.
Few trees down.
A series of upper level disturbances moved through the Southeast from the 22nd into the 23rd, rotating around the mid-level low pressure system located near the Great Lakes.
A line of strong to severe storms marched across Northern Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon hours and into the evening hours of the 22nd. As the evening progressed, the line of storms slowed down and caused more of a flooding threat.
A broken line of thunderstorms moved rapidly east-northeastward during the early morning hours. A few damaging wind events and a weak tornado accompanied the storms.
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Hurricane Hanitra:leon reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph), a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Eline:leone reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 930 mb, a category 4 storm.
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St. Peter's flood refers to two separate storm tides that struck the coasts of Netherlands and Northern Germany in 1651.
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The Withlacoochee River rose to 14.0 feet on the 28th, nearly two feet above the flood stage of twelve feet, which caused water damage to properties along the river.
Heavy rain, over a 24 hour period and over the past 4 months, lead to a mudslide that washed out part of Palo Alto Road. The 24 hour rainfall in the area was about 2 inches.
Heavy rain over a long period of time caused small stream and urban flooding. A man who had been rescued once from the North Fork of the Roanoke River, returned to his truck with his father, and attempted to recover items from the truck.
A large swath of moderate to heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms moved across New Jersey during the day on the 22nd.
Morning rains deposited a half inch to over an inch, before ending by midday. Some minor flooding occurred in southern West Virginia, plus combined with snow melt in Pocahontas County. Warmer air surged into the state during the afternoon.
A combination of 1.5 to 3 inches of rain that fell between the evening of the 21st and the morning of the 23rd and snow melt from the massive snowstorm of 14-18 February led to widespread flooding.
The first floor of a two story apartment building in City Heights completely flooded. Ten people had to be rescued from the second floor.
The 2007 Mozambican flood began in late December 2006 when the Cahora Bassa Dam overflowed from heavy rains on Southern Africa. It worsened on February 22, 2007, when the Category 4 Cyclone Favio made landfall on the central province of Inhambane; experts tracking the cyclone predicted that it would worsen flooding in the Zambezi River valley.
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High wind occurred on the central coast, in the Admiralty Inlet area, and in western Skagit county. A mudslide south of Stanwood damaged one home and destroyed another.
Extensive snowmelt from warm temperatures and heavy rain caused flooding in southeast Idaho. The brunt of the flooding occurred in Bonneville, Bannock, Oneida, Power, and Madison Counties.
A series of upper level disturbance rotating around a mean longwave trough west of the area brought copious amounts of moisture into the area.
After a cold, snowy first half of the month, a major thaw occurred from the 18th through the 22nd and melted most of the snow cover in central and southern Indiana.
Repeated rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall across the entire Ohio River basin totaled between 8 to 9 inches across central Kentucky from February 15 to February 28. These totals were generally 7+ inches, or 200 to 400% of normal values for mid to late February.
Repeated rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall across the entire Ohio River basin totaled between 8 to 9 inches across southern Indiana from February 15 to February 28. These totals were generally 7+ inches, or 200 to 400% of normal values for mid to late February.
A Jeep with 3 teenagers ventured across the spillway/bridge in Bucks Pocket State Park on February 22nd and was swept away by raging floodwaters following record rainfall across the area.
A woman was walking her dog with a friend at Fort Funston under some steep cliffs when sand gave way and slid down over 100 feet on February 22nd. Crews rescued the friend and the dog, but one woman did not survive.
A stationary frontal boundary stalled near the Tennessee Valley for nearly a week in mid to late February 2019.
An atmospheric river of deep subtropical moisture caused the training of moderate to heavy rainfall over already saturated grounds across a large portion of north Mississippi.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms developed as a frontal system stalled along the coast and a series of disturbances moved through the region. Some locations received significant flooding.
A mid-level closed low centered off the coast of Southern California brought abundant moisture into Arizona from the southwest. Areas of heavy rain fell south of Interstate 40 and east of Flagstaff.
A strong atmospheric river moved through the region on February 22-26. Many locations across Eastern Washington received rain amounts 1 to 2 inches over the period. The rain combined with snow melt in the area leading to several reports of flooding from Pullman to Spokane.
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High winds occurred along the lee slopes of the Rampart Range and Wet Mountains in the morning hours. Winds gusted to over 60 knots throughout much of that area...with a peak gust of 76 knots at Monument in El Paso county. Winds at the Air Force Academy gusted to 72 knots.
A strong cold front cross the region during the morning hours. Temperatures dropped 40 to 45 degrees with the passage of the front. The funnelling effect of the Great Lakes combined with rapid pressure rises behind the front to produce hazardous winds.
A storm system developed over the Missouri Valley region Friday (2/21/97) and moved northeast through the eastern Great Lakes region early Saturday (2/22/97) and then across northern New York during Saturday (2/22/97).The associated strong cold front moved across the area during…
A storm system developed over the Missouri Valley region Friday (2/21/97) and moved northeast through the eastern Great Lakes region early Saturday (2/22/97) and then across northern New England later Saturday (2/22/97).The associated strong cold front moved across the area…
A very strong cold front swept through northeastern Pennsylvania during the midday hours of the 22nd. Strong winds aloft were transported down to the surface as the front neared the region. Numerous large trees were blown over in central portions of Bradford county near Towanda.
Non-thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree atop a vehicle and injured four passengers.
On several offshore oil rigs, two heliopters were blown off the platforms into the water, and another one was tipped over. Winds were estimated at 112 mph. No injurires were reported.
A high wind event moved through the state on the morning of the 22 nd. It moved from south to north and caused damage along most of its path. There were numerous reports of downed trees and power lines. About 50,000 people lost power across the state during the morning hours.
Hail the size of baseballs (2.75 inches) destroyed the windshield of a law enforecement vehicle.
The Canton Cherokee Tribune reported that lightning struck the Costume Cabinet Shop on Industrial Way off Univeter Road causing $300,000 in damage to the structure and its contents.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that thunderstorm winds blew a large 100 foot by 40 foot tent with steel tables and wicker chairs up and onto the roof of a Marietta furniture store. Wind gusts were estimated at 50 mph in this thunderstorm.
EOC reported trees down on hwy 28.
Strong northwest winds gusting to 39 to 45 knots (45 to 52 mph) affected much of south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the pre-dawn hours of February 22nd. Many, small tree limbs were knocked down, with some of them hitting power lines.
A strong cold front whipped through the region on the 22nd. Strong winds downed trees across portions of southwest Virginia. In the city of Roanoke, a church steeple was knocked over. In Montgomery county, in the town of Christiansburg, a restaurant sign was blown down.
Strong wind ahead of a cold front brought down trees and produced brief heavy rain.
A short wave embedded in a fast zonal flow was traversing the southern states. A comparatively warm air mass, with respect to many previous winter events, was in place across the region as the associated cold front swept into the southeast states.
Widespread sustained winds of 40 to 50 mph with gusts to 60 to 80 mph occurred in the Snake River Plain and southeast corner of Idaho. Several roofs were damaged and trees uprooted. A semi tractor-trailer was overturned on interstate 15 five miles north of McCammon.
A warming trend was noted through Feb 22nd across the state before yet another Arctic airmass moved in from the north.
A broken line of thunderstorms moved rapidly east-northeastward during the early morning hours. A few microbursts accompanied the storms.
Another round of showers and thunderstorms developed along a front that traversed the CWA between mid-morning and evening on February 22nd. There were numerous reports of damaging winds.
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Snowstorm of February 22, 1901 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from February 22, 1901 to February 24, 1901.
Snowstorm of February 22, 1965 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Ohio Valley. It lasted from February 22, 1965 to February 26, 1965.
Snowstorm of February 22, 1969 was ranked category 5, Extreme, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from February 22, 1969 to February 28, 1969.
Snowstorm of February 22, 1987 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from February 22, 1987 to February 24, 1987.
Snowstorm of February 22, 1994 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from February 22, 1994 to February 25, 1994.
Another winter storm brought 6-12 inches of snow to the mountains. The snow was accompanied by winds to 40 mph resulting in a number of road closures. There were many traffic accidents, including two multi-vehicle pileups on I-70 near Vail.
A winter storm swept into Iowa on the morning of the 22nd, and continued through the day into the early evening hours. The storm system was not a classic storm system by any means. The system was totally devoid of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico.
Reports of heavy snow in the high country as noted by the following: Fish Camp 24 inches; Tuolumne Meadows 9"; Lodgepole 13"; Frazier Park 6"; Bear Valley 6"; and, Mammoth Mountain 36".
After a night of new snowfall and warming daytime temperatures, two separate avalanches occurred just an hour and a half apart and within 20 miles of each other. The first event took place around 11:30 am near Keokee Lake about 10 miles northwest of Schweitzer Ski Resort.
An area of low pressure over the Tennessee Valley Saturday morning, February 22nd, moved northeast. The primary storm center of this complex low pressure system moved across central New York on Sunday, February 23rd and then into the Canadian Maritimes.
Low pressure moved across southeastern Ohio spreading precipitation northward across the region. The precipitation initially began as rain but quickly changed to snow during the afternoon hours of the 22nd.
Snowstorm of February 22, 2007 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from February 22, 2007 to February 27, 2007.
A fast moving low pressure system brought a light snowfall to much of the region. Across the higher elevations of the western Southern Tier snowfall amounts were enhanced with about a foot of snow falling.
A low pressure system tracked from the lower Ohio Valley east toward the Mid Atlantic coast during Friday, February 22nd, to a position off the New England coast by Saturday morning on February 23rd.
Snowstorm of February 22, 2009 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from February 22, 2009 to February 24, 2009.
A very vigorous upper level disturbance ejected from south central Canada toward the Mid-Atlantic coast on February 22nd, which resulted in the development of a coastal storm south of New England by the afternoon.
A protracted winter storm dropped a wintry mix of snow. sleet and freezing rain from the Lehigh Valley into the Poconos and affected Monroe County the most. The wintry conditions led to numerous accidents including a fatal one in Carbon County.
A winter storm brought heavy snow and deadly travel conditions to the South Plains of west Texas during the 22nd and 23rd.
A 968 mb low in the central Bering Sea at 2100AKST on the 23rd moved to the Gulf of Anadyr as a 976 mb low at 0900AKST on the 24th. The low tracked to the northeast as a 978 mb low in the southern Chukchi Sea at 2100AKST on the 24th.
A storm system moving through Utah brought strong winds to the northern half of the state, especially along the higher terrain. These winds added to already dangerous avalanche conditions, and there was one avalanche fatality during this period of time.
Seven snowmobilers departed Cooke City, Montana and ascended Miller Creek drainage via Daisy Pass Trail Road. Approximately 2.25 miles up the Road the group stopped to play in a small meadow downhill from the road.
An impressive winter storm system moved into north central Idaho and western Montana on the 22nd and continued to effect the region through the 24th. Initially a steady stream of Pacific moisture moved in from the west.
A potent and moist Pacific storm system slammed into the Inland Northwest from the afternoon hours of February 22nd through midday on the 23rd.
Heavy snow and blowing snow causes hazardous travel across western Montana. Around a foot of snow falls along the I-90 corridor.
Arctic air, combined with a strong disturbance within a Northwest flow aloft, resulted in |heavy snow across the Billings Forecast Area.
Following an arctic front on the morning of the 22nd, periods of freezing drizzle and sleet created icy stretches mainly across the South Plains and Rolling Plains.
A cold front moved from north to south across northern Arizona and stalled for over a day. This brought areas of heavy snow and lower elevation rain to northern portions of the state.
A winter weather event producing a mix of sleet, freezing rain, and freezing drizzle impacted mainly the northern half of North Texas.
The passage of a cold front brought moderate wet snow to portions of west and central Upper Michigan from the 22nd into the 23rd.
A shortwave rounded the base of a longwave trough over the West Coast, passing over Northern California the morning of the 22nd, which brought snow to the eastern Sierra and northeastern California.
A shortwave rounded the base of a longwave trough over the West Coast, passing over Northern California the morning of the 22nd. This shortwave brought snow to western Nevada throughout the 22nd.
Persistent troughing off the coast of the Pacific Northwest focused a stream of mid-level moisture over the Inland Northwest resulting in a long duration snow event as the plume drifted north and south several times between the 22nd and 27th of February.
A 33 year old snowboarder was riding down steep terrain in the Tetons. He triggered an avalanche that carried the snowboarder over a 50 foot cliff into steep and rocky, terrain, He did not survive the fall.
A major winter storm impacted Southeast Michigan during the daytime and evening hours of February 22, 2023.
A major ice storm impacted much of southern Lower Michigan while areas of moderate to heavy snow impacted central Lower Michigan on February 22, 2023.
A strong portion of the jetstream associated with a deep upper level low brought damaging winds to portions of northern and central NM February 22, 2023. Peak gusts regularly topped 70 mph, with the Santa Fe Airport recording a peak gust of 85 mph.
An anomalously intense low pressure system for February caused very strong winds across southeast Arizona resulting in damage such as roof damage, downed trees, power poles and communication antennas.
A backcountry skier is dead after being buried in an avalanche on Berthoud Pass Saturday, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
Snowstorm of February 22, 2026 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from February 22, 2026 to February 24, 2026.
Low pressure in the gulf states moved northeast and intensified along and off the Mid Atlantic coast with the consolidated of mid level energy resulting in a major Nor'easter which brought blizzard and near blizzard conditions to Southeastern New York.
From February 22–24, 2026, a powerful, historic and deadly blizzard, unofficially named Winter Storm Hernando by The Weather Channel and various media, or more commonly the Blizzard of 2026, caused extensive impacts across the Northeastern United States. The storm dropped 1–2 feet of snow across a large swath of the megalopolis from Philadelphia to Boston, with up to 3 feet in southeastern New England, while also bringing blizzard conditions, strong gusty winds, and coastal flooding to the…
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Explosive cyclogenesis of a low pressure center off the Mid Atlantic coast brought a strong winter storm with blizzard conditions to central and eastern Massachusetts as well as Rhode Island on Monday.
A highly anticipated, highly impactful Nor'easter struck northwest Connecticut on the evening of Sunday, February 22 through the afternoon of Monday, February 23, 2026.
An avalanche occurred at around 2 pm on February 22nd in Carrot Canyon in the Centennial Mountains. Four snowmobilers were buried with 3 escaping but one fatality did occur.
A coastal low stationed off the Tidewater of Virginia during the morning to afternoon hours of February 22, 2026 allowed for ample moisture influx from the Atlantic with light snow forming across portions of eastern Pennsylvania.
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On February 22, 1996, all-time record high temperatures for the month of February were established at both Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls. The high temperatures that day were 92 and 93 degrees, respectively.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
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Anticyclone Hartmut was a storm that began on 22 February 2018, and brought a cold wave to Great Britain and Ireland. Anticyclone Hartmut also brought widespread unusually low temperatures and heavy snowfall to large areas.
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News media reported a fatality due to hypothermia in Huntsville.
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Mullan Pass VOR/DME recorded 182 inches, Idaho’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
Buffalo 2SSW recorded 36 inches, Oklahoma’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Providence T.F. Green Airport recorded 37.9 inches, Rhode Island’s all-time maximum 24-hour snowfall, over February 22, 2026 to February 23, 2026, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Unnamed Fire started on February 22, 1986, in Florida, and burned 1,444 acres.
The Rosa Fire started on February 22, 1988, in New Mexico, and burned 7,385 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 22, 1991, in Texas, and burned 6,993 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 22, 1991, in Texas, and burned 5,282 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 22, 1991, in Texas, and burned 1,019 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on February 22, 1996, in Beaver County, Oklahoma, and burned 70,000 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on February 22, 1996, in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,600 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 22, 1996, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,341 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on February 22, 1996, in Latimer County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,000 acres.
The Oh No Fire was discovered on February 22, 1997, in Broward County, Florida, and burned 41,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Bennie Peer Fire was discovered on February 22, 1998, in McKenzie County, North Dakota, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Potter #2 Fire was discovered on February 22, 2000, in Texas, and burned 20,000 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.
The FB-M1 01 Fire was discovered on February 22, 2001, in Maryland, and burned 1,756 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Hibernia Fire started on February 22, 2002, in Arizona, and burned 2,340 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 22, 2002, in Texas, and burned 2,225 acres.
The Dustin Fire was discovered on February 22, 2004, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 22, 2005, in Florida, and burned 5,368 acres.
The Witchdance East Fire started on February 22, 2007, in Mississippi, and burned 2,286 acres.
The Pot Point Fire was discovered on February 22, 2007, in Marion County, Tennessee, and burned 1,075 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on February 22, 2008, in Kinney County, Texas, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on February 22, 2008, in Castro County, Texas, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unreachable FIRE-0138 Fire was discovered on February 22, 2009, in Charlotte County, Florida, and burned 1,865 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Breadtown Creek Fire was discovered on February 22, 2009, in Atoka County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,660 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Max Hooks Fire was discovered on February 22, 2009, in Lake County, Florida, and burned 1,037 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Mt Weisner 2011 Fire was discovered on February 22, 2011, in Cherokee County, Alabama, and burned 2,332 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Rock Creek Fire was discovered on February 22, 2011, in Jack County, Texas, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Borden Springs Fire was discovered on February 22, 2011, in Cleburne County, Alabama, and burned 625 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Sand Hill #1 Fire was reported on February 22, 2017, in Goshen County, Wyoming, and burned 1,149 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Dog Town Fire was reported on February 22, 2020, in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,280 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Spring Day Fire was reported on February 22, 2022, in Walton County, Florida, and burned 2,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The 28123 Fire was reported on February 22, 2022, in Ochiltree County, Texas, and burned 1,150 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
A wildfire in Humphreys County burned five acres and destroyed two homes in Waverly on February 22, 2023. The cause of the wildfire is under investigation.
The Indian Creek Fire was reported on February 22, 2023, in Forrest County, Mississippi, and burned 1,771 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The National Fire was a major wildfire that burned in Big Cypress National Preserve. The fire began on February 22, 2026.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Fire was reported on February 22, 2026, in Collier County, Florida, and burned 35,027 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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A magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Nankaido, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Lefkada, Greece. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Cotopaxi,tungurahua, Latacunga, Ecuador. It killed 1,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Matina, Costa Rica. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Khabushan (NW Kuchan), Iran. It killed 2,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Surigao, E Mindanao, Philippines. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Fiji Islands.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Tasman Sea, New Zealand. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Banda, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Paricutin Volcano Forms, Guerrero, Mexico. It killed 5 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Big Bear City, California, United States.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Edigen, Baccarat, Colmar, Thann, Germany, France.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra, Indonesia. It injured 1.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Zarand, Kerman Province, Iran. It killed 612 people, injured 1,411, destroyed 8,000 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Mozambique. It killed 4 people, injured 36 and destroyed 294 houses.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Southern Peru.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Shawan, Xinjiang Province, China. It did $14.7 million in damage.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Azuay, Manabi, Morona Sant., Peru, Ecuador. It killed 1 person, injured 9 and destroyed 5 houses.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Nankaido, Japan.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Matina, Costa Rica.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Tasman Sea, New Zealand, with a maximum water height of 1.5 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Banda Sea, Indonesia.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea, with a maximum water height of 6 meters.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began February 22, 1982, reached Kp 7- and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 51; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $1.4 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 10, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from February 22, 2016 to February 24, 2016.
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Dense fog developed during late Thursday night and continued into Friday morning resulting in widespread visibility of a mile or less.
Very rare wintertime thunderstorms with powerful lightning struck the Moosehead Lake area, as well as much of northern and western Maine. Numerous positive strokes of lightning occurred.
A home was struck by lightning that caused a fire resulting in $70,000 worth of damage.
A woman was swept to sea at Pelican Beach, 3W Smith River, by large waves as she attempted to rescue her two dogs.
Hazardous marine conditions affected the north and east facing coast of Puerto Rico. As a result, strong rip currents affected the north and east coasts.
An unseasonably warm and humid airmass flowing northward over cold ground produced widespread dense fog during the morning of February 22nd. Visibilities were frequently reduced to less than one quarter of a mile, prompting the issuance of a Dense Fog Advisory.
Gathered from this site’s archives: the tornado record (NOAA SPC, and Grazulis before 1950), IBTrACS and the National Hurricane Center, NOAA NCEI’s Storm Events Database, Regional Snowfall Index, billion-dollar disasters list, State Climate Extremes Committee and hazard databases, USGS, NIFC, GFZ Potsdam’s Kp index (CC BY 4.0), the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, and Wikidata (CC0), with article leads from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, each credited where it appears. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.